attack empty against Dortmund

1899's disappointing start of the Rückrunde continued with scoreless draw to Dortmund. After five matches now, Ralf Rangnick's club has nearly reversed the Hinrude start, with only one victory compared to three in the similar period.

While it was very obvious that Dortmund's Jürgen Klopp was playing for a draw at home or at least not willing to risk going forward, 1899 couldn't find a way through their strong defending tactics. Scoring attempts were very rare in the match and while Sejad Salihović said he had forgot last weeks missed penalty at the crack of time, missed opportunities against Dortmund won't make him feel better. Just past ten minutes the Bosnian internationals free-kick from just outside the box drifted wide and set the tone where 1899's chances were generally off course. However when they were Dortmund keeper Roman Weidenfeller was up for the challenge as he was at five minutes past the half hour when he Salihović drive from eighteen metres. Following that missed opportunity Dortmund's defenders locked down the final third with the firm goal of maintaining a draw. Edu Obasi and Wellington entered for Boubacar Sanogo and Demba Ba but there was few openings available. Tensions boiled over with twelve minutes remaining as Tobias Weis was shown a straight red-card for retaliating against Sebastian Kehl and Kehl himself was sent for his second yellow. Still hopeful to find the winning goal Salihović tried from eighteen metres in added time but Weidenfeller was up the task and the match ended scoreless.